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Book Title: Trojan War : a New History
Item Length: 9.2in
Item Height: 0.8in
Item Width: 6.1in
Author: Barry Strauss
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Europe / Greece (See Also Ancient / Greece), Ancient / Greece, Military / General
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Publication Year: 2007
Genre: History
Item Weight: 13.7 Oz
Number of Pages: 288 Pages
